Sept. 10, 2012
1. Document use practice- Tables and Graphs handout- come pick it up if you weren't here!

2. Reviewed proper paragraph format for "Community Advertising" part B assignment. Proper paragraphs need:
  • to be indented
  • topic sentence
  • at least 3 details and/or supporting sentences
  • closing sentence

3. Review of Demonstration speech steps:
  • flowchart
  • prezi

3. Demonstrated "How to Make Triple Trifle" as an example.

4. Time to practice making prezis.

Work to be completed for today:
  • Complete "Community Advertising" including part B and part C (the actual advertisement by hand or computer)
  • Complete flow chart and prezi for your demonstration speech. See me to link your prezi to your wiki page if you are not sure how.

Sept. 11
1. How to Rent an Apartment p 93-97- See the Lit Power wiki page to get complete instructions.
2. Essential skills profiles- look at the HRSDC website and explore some jobs/careers you are interested in
3. Search 3 jobs/careers. Complete the following chart on paper,or on a program like excel or google docs and e-mail or hand in to me
Job/career
most important skill (listed first)
3 highest level oral communication skills(level 2/3)
eg. bartender
numeracy,
oral comm.,
job/task planning
participate in staff meetings
talk to intoxicated customers
diffuse conflicts
1.


2.


3.





Work to be completed today:
How to Rent an Apartment p. 93-97
Essential Skills of 3 jobs- chart


Sept. 12
1. DIAVIK Trucking- document use worksheet
2. Language at work p. 89-92 See Lit Power instructions page for details
3. ROOM-by Emma Donoghue- started novel; explained double entry journals and completed one for the cover only. See the wikipage ROOM for complete instructions.

Work to be completed today:
DIAVIK trucking worksheet
Language at work p. 89-92
First double entry journal about the cover of ROOM

Sept. 13
1. Covers that Communicate p. 2-5 (incl. DVD Cover) See Lit Power instructions page for details
2. I explained and showed examples of what the final exam looks like. Please see the "Final Exam" wikipage for important information. (I don't have it there yet, but will soon.)
3. Double entry journal for chapter 1, (or the first 10-20) pages, to give your first impressions of the writing, the characters, the language, your predictions, anything else.

Work to be completed today:
Covers that communicate
Second double entry journal

Sept. 14
1. Responding to Text- first question for ROOM about Jack's language. See ROOM wiki page for complete instructions.
2. Map of ROOM, on 11 x 11 grid provided, to scale. All clues are in the first 50 pages of the book.
3.